夏洛的网 第9期:早饭前(9)

 The children ran out to the road and climbed into the bus.

两个孩子奔到外面大路上，上了车。

Fern took no notice of the others in the bus.

弗恩不理车上的同学。

She just sat and stared out of the window,

她只是坐在那里看着车窗外，

thinking what a blissful world it was and how lucky she was to have entire charge of a pig.

一个劲儿地想，这是一个多么快乐的世界啊，她一个人拥有一只小猪，又是多么福气啊。

By the time the bus reached school,

等校车来到学校时，

Fern had named her pet,

弗恩已经给她的宝贝猪取好了名字，

selecting the most beautiful name she could think of.

一个她想得出来的最漂亮的名字。

"Its name is Wilbur," she whispered¹ to herself.

“它的名字叫威尔伯，”她悄悄地对自己说了一声。

She was still thinking about the pig

她正在想着她的小猪，

when the teacher said: "Fern, what is the capital of Pennsylvania?"

这时老师问到：“弗恩，宾夕法尼亚州的首府是哪里？”

"Wilbur," replied Fern, dreamily.

“威尔伯，”弗恩像做梦似地说。

The pupils giggled².

同学们格格笑起来。

Fern blushed³.

弗恩脸都红了。

1 whispered   

adj.耳语的，低语的v.低声说( whisper的过去式和过去分词 )；私语；小声说；私下说

参考例句：

• She sidled up to me and whispered something in my ear. 她悄悄走上前来，对我耳语了几句。
• His ill luck has been whispered about the neighborhood. 他的不幸遭遇已在邻居中传开。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 giggled   

v.咯咯地笑( giggle的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The girls giggled at the joke. 女孩子们让这笑话逗得咯咯笑。
• The children giggled hysterically. 孩子们歇斯底里地傻笑。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 Blushed   

n. 脸红，外观 vi. 泛红，羞愧

参考例句：

• She blushed at the mention of her lover's name. 她因说到她情人的名字而脸红。
• He blushed when the pretty girl gave him the eye. 那位漂亮的女孩向他抛媚眼时，他脸红了。